Duncan Jones to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Jones fans. Speculation had been rife that the English director best known for Warcraft, Source Code or Moon, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 54, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 10/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a director isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouDuncan
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouDuncan was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Duncan Jones was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouDuncan”
— @universalObserver, 9 Jan 2026
“I thought Duncan Jones retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 9 Jan 2026
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